Overview of the Topics Anticoagulant Drugs Thrombolytic Drugs (Click Here) Antiplatelet Drugs (Click Here) Multiple Choice Practice Questions (Click Here) Anticoagulant drugs: - Drugs that inhibit the development and enlargement of clots by action on the coagulation phase. - Do not lyse clots or affect the fibrinolytic pathways Clinical Indication for Anticoagulant therapy - Deep Vein Thrombosis - Arterial Embolism - Arterial Fibrillation - Unstable angina and myocardial infarction Heparin (Intravenous or subcutaneous administration) - Heparin is a sulfated acidic mucopolysaccharide that is widely distributed in the body - Two types of heparin are used clinically - Standard Unfractionated Heparin - Low Molecular Weight Heparin Standard Unfractionated Heparin - Heparin (heparin sodium) is a mixture of highly electronegative acidic mucopolysaccharides that contain numerous N- and O-sulfate linkages. - The unfractionated preparation is extracted f...